Rupee lost its steam perhaps due to the IMF board meeting which held at the month-end to decide about refreshing the Pakistan’s loan program.
The US dollar on Wednesday achieved to hold its ground beside the Pakistani rupee and was able to turn the tide in its favor in the interbank market.
Rendering to the forex dealers, the US dollar expanded a meagre 10 paisas in contradiction of the Pakistani rupee in the morning but in the afternoon session it was valued by 98 paisas which took its rate to Rs214.88 at the end of the day.
Interbank closing #ExchangeRate for todayhttps://t.co/DeViqUYec1 pic.twitter.com/iliEnqrqEy
— SBP (@StateBank_Pak) August 17, 2022
On Tuesday, the Pakistani rupee shut the day at Rs23.90 showing an increase of only eight paisas, while in the morning it went up by nearly one and a half rupee beside the greenback. However, the greenback showed resistance in the evening session.
Interbank closing #ExchangeRate for todayhttps://t.co/hh49vCpEao pic.twitter.com/OUjDFDMF53
— SBP (@StateBank_Pak) August 16, 2022
The Pakistani currency is likely to perform much better in the coming days as sources in the Ministry of Finance confirmed that all problems to the loan revival agreement flanked by Pakistan and the IMF removed.
The Ministry of Finance said that the Pakistan government had sent a letter of acceptance to the IMF on Monday.
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The finance ministry said that the IMF will now analysis the data provided by Pakistan at its board meeting and release the billion-dollar tranche.
Later the IMF board review, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Acting Governor and Federal Minister for Finance will sign the final draft.
The sources told the IMF Executive Board meeting is likely to be held on August 29, 2022.